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There is no story trending in Nigeria’s sports circle today that interests Nigerian football fans as the call on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to either resign or not to bother to seek to return in the next election. Mainstream and social media platforms are buzzing with stories on what has happened or about to happen to the outgoing board of the NFF headed by Ibrahim Musa Gusau. Stakeholders like Chief Segun Odegbami, Dr. Danladi Bako, Barrister Godwin Dudu-orumen and Tony Ubani, editor of Sporting Vanguard are all of the opinion that Gusau and his clique have…

​By Ayo Onikoyi The UK’s Premier African Cultural Showcase Blends High-Energy Music, Coastal Regatta Heritage, and a Star-Studded Healthcare Charity Drive on August 22. ​LONDON, UK — August 20, 2026 — London’s entertainment landscape is set for a massive surge of rhythm and culture as the Ilaje Welfare Association (IWA) UK & Ireland Chapter brings the 20th annual Ilaje Day to Haberdashers’ Hatcham College (SE14 5NY) this Saturday, August 22, 2026. ​Hot off the heels of their show-stopping performances at the 40th anniversary of C&S Church of Zion Imole UK in Hackney, Zion gospel powerhouses Evangelist Lekan Remilekun Amos and…

In a week’s time, the proud runners finishing the Sydney Marathon will receive a medal showing the landmarks they have just sped past – plus one they definitely didn’t.In what organisers have admitted was an “unfortunate error”, a stadium in Munich, Germany, was erroneously etched on to the event’s participation medal instead of a local Sydney landmark.In an Instagram post on the official Sydney Marathon account earlier this week, revealing the design of the participation medal, runners were told they would “find the story of the course in the details” of the design.Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email“A…

Tens of thousands have been displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region as fighting intensifies between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid reports from El Obeid, where over 5,000 families have arrived in just a week, fleeing the violence.Published On 23 Aug 202623 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Paramount Skydance representatives are reportedly meeting on Monday with the California attorney general’s office to discuss a path to a potential settlement of the antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, The New York Times reported Saturday.Pressure to settle the suit has grown in recent weeks as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and the Directors’ Guild of America, among others, have called for a settlement. However, there are no assurances that this latest set of talks will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the Times reported, citing people briefed on the…

Videos often begin with the camera panning across a glowing dashboard as a gloved hand starts the ignition. The camera turns to show figures with masked faces in the rear seat, who are also filming, and swivels back to show the windscreen. Beyond it, a dark cityscape.The engine throbs, headlights puncture the night and the journey begins, first down a suburban road, then a motorway. The speedometer shows acceleration, the needle juddering as the car gathers velocity.The destination is irrelevant, for this is a show – an exhibition of audacity, lawlessness and recklessness that draws viewers to TikTok and other…

Governor Peter Mbah’s aggressive investment in intelligence, technology and inter-agency security operations is yielding results, with Enugu increasingly demonstrating its capacity to disrupt kidnapping networks and protect residents, businesses and investors, writes Gideon Arinze For Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, the fight against insecurity is not merely about responding to crimes after they have occurred. It is increasingly a deliberate strategy to make the state hostile to criminal networks, strengthen the capacity of security agencies, restore public confidence and create an environment where residents, businesses and investors can operate without fear. That strategy is beginning to produce measurable results.…

While extreme heat or heatwaves can still occur in May and June – or indeed in late August or early September, by which time it’s proposed pupils would have returned to class – breaking up for summer at the end of June could reduce the amount of disruption schools face from the hottest conditions heading into the peak of summer.And while this August has also been hot and dry, some parents argue that an earlier break would be better aligned with the UK’s typically warmer and drier mid-summer weather. Rebecca Martin says she’d like to be able to “make the…

Aug 22, 2026, 06:45 PM ETST. LOUIS — Wyndham Clark lost the lead with a double bogey on the first hole and then left everyone in his wake Saturday at Bellerive, making five birdies and an eagle in an eight-hole stretch and finishing with a 5-under 65 to build a five-shot lead in the BMW Championship.It was the second time this year Clark has led by at least five shots going into the final round. He had a six-shot advantage at the U.S. Open and held on to win by one for his second major.Rory McIlroy ran off three straight…